Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Delivery reservation apparatus and method
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Application No.: US15861094Application Date: 2018-01-03
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Publication No.: US10423921B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Bruce W. Wilkinson , Todd D. Mattingly
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; G06Q20/38 ; G06Q50/28 ; G07F17/12 ; G06Q10/02 ; G07C9/00 ; G06Q20/22 ; G06Q20/06 ; G06Q20/40

Abstract:
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to manage reservations and deliveries for a docking station. More specifically, the various embodiments described herein track spaces on a docking station to determine whether one or more spaces are available when requested by a delivery device. Each space on the docking station has a corresponding capacity unit for each location on the docking station. The transactions for the capacity units are tracked in a ledger, with available capacity units indicating an open location on the docking station or contracted out capacity units indicating that either the location has a locker secured thereto or that the location is reserved for a future delivery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180189730A1 DELIVERY RESERVATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-07-05
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